Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Photocrati NextGEN Gallery Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2015-9229

4.8MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
Nextgen Gallery
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 September 2017

What is CVE-2015-9229?

The Photocrati NextGEN Gallery plugin version 2.1.15 for WordPress contains a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the nggallery-manage-gallery page. This security flaw allows remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web scripts via the 'images[1][alttext]' parameter, potentially compromising the integrity of the website. It's crucial for users of this plugin to address this vulnerability to mitigate possible attacks.

References

https://github.com/cybersecurityworks/Disclosed/issues/5
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https://cybersecurityworks.com/zerodays/cve-2015-9229-nex...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.8
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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The Cyber Security Vulnerability Database.